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Amazon tears into Trump after Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of $10B JEDI cloud contract

[Updated at 3 p.m. Pacific on Friday, Sept. 4.] Amazon issued a searing response Friday to the Department of Defense’s… Read More

Amazon has avoided unions for 25 years — here’s why labor leaders think that could soon change

Amazon landed in hot water this week when job posts revealed apparent details about the company’s strategies for identifying potential… Read More

The real HQ2: Amazon adding 10k more jobs in Bellevue, growing further beyond downtown Seattle

The city of Bellevue, Wash., is looking more and more like Amazon’s actual second headquarters location. The tech giant announced… Read More

Amazon launches ‘Alexa for Residential’ to help property managers add voice to smart apartments

Amazon is launching a new service for property managers called “Alexa for Residential” that makes it easier to deploy and… Read More

Amazon Music now links with Twitch to show artists’ live streaming performances

Musicians relying on digital streaming to connect with fans during the pandemic have another option to do so thanks to… Read More

Walmart unveils Walmart+, its Amazon Prime competitor that costs $98/year and will launch Sept. 15

Walmart on Tuesday officially unveiled Walmart+, its new $98/year membership program that competes with Amazon’s $119/year Prime membership. Walmart+ will… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; Seattle startup Ally.io adds execs; and more

— Brad Porter, the longtime Amazon robotics leader, has surfaced as the first chief technology officer of Scale AI, a… Read More

Amazon’s drone delivery ambitions hit key milestone with new FAA approval

The Federal Aviation Administration this weekend approved Amazon’s Prime Air arm as an official “air carrier,” marking a key milestone… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s ambitious new health band; 4-day work week; Ex-Expedia CEO’s new gig

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Amazon surprised everyone by unveiling a new health band,… Read More

Judge issues preliminary injunction for Amazon and top authors in lawsuit against ‘pirate’ book site

A judge ordered an e-book publishing site to halt its alleged counterfeit scheme as part of a court case involving… Read More

Who will (eventually) replace Jeff Bezos? Amazon succession mystery deepens with key exec’s exit

Jeff Wilke, the flannel-wearing CEO of Amazon’s vast consumer business, has been described as a natural business leader and the… Read More

Amazon buys 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz for delivery fleet in Europe

Mercedes-Benz inked its largest order of electric vehicles to date, selling more than 1,800 vans to Amazon for the company’s… Read More

Portland’s Powell’s Books says it ‘must take a stand’ and will stop selling books through Amazon

Powell’s Books, the venerable independent bookstore in Portland, has had enough with Amazon and will no longer sell books through… Read More

Amazon opens first Fresh grocery store, debuts high-tech shopping cart in retail expansion

Amazon is ready to open the doors to its latest physical retail experiment as it debuts the company’s first Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s new $100 ‘Halo’ health band measures body fat, voice tone, sleep quality, and activity

Amazon will test the limits of human interest in health and wellness with a new $100 health band called “Halo”… Read More

The $200 billion man: Jeff Bezos crosses into new territory as Amazon’s stock surge fuels riches

Jeff Bezos crossed into new billionaire territory on Wednesday with another surge in Amazon stock that pushed the CEO’s net… Read More

California could soon make Amazon, other online marketplaces liable for defective products

In the fall of 2016, Angela Bolger ordered a replacement battery for her HP laptop for $12.30 through Amazon Prime.… Read More

Live music, big deals, and the rise of ‘Just Chatting’: Pandemic takes Twitch further beyond gaming

Canceled vacations and closed-down cities have fueled an uneven but dramatic rise in the overall audience for live-streaming platforms. Many… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa hands off to Pete Carroll so the Seahawks coach can share his nuggets of wisdom

You don’t have to be in the Seattle Seahawks locker room or on the sidelines to get motivated by Pete… Read More

Here are the three Amazon execs who just joined Jeff Bezos’ elite ‘S-team’ leadership suite

Amazon is adding three new members to the company’s senior leadership group, better known as the “S-team,” the executives who… Read More

Amazon Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke to leave next year, will be replaced by operations chief Dave Clark

Amazon executive Jeff Wilke, long considered a leading candidate to succeed Jeff Bezos as CEO, is leaving the company. Wilke,… Read More

Amazon envisions aerial drones pulling skiers and surfers across water, new patent filing reveals

Amazon isn’t just thinking about delivery with its drones. The new patent made public this week reveals an idea for… Read More

“I’m so in the mood to f**k Amazon”: WhatsApp thread cited in alleged $19M ‘overshipping’ scam

Prosecutors are citing a series of profane and derogatory WhatsApp messages as evidence against four brothers charged with defrauding Amazon… Read More

Walmart’s U.S. ecommerce sales top $10B as retail giant prepares to challenge Amazon Prime

Walmart’s ecommerce business in the United States grew 97% in the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, the retail… Read More

Home team’s home stream: Seattle Sounders and Amazon sign deal for Prime Video soccer matches

Two Seattle brands are joining forces as the Sounders FC announced a new deal with Amazon on Tuesday in which… Read More

Amazon to add 3,500 tech jobs in cities across U.S., spreading key roles further from Seattle HQ

Amazon will spend $1.4 billion on nearly 1 million square feet of new physical office space in six U.S. cities… Read More

Trump throws Amazon under the delivery truck in debate over U.S. Postal Service economics

President Donald Trump this morning again called on the U.S. Postal Service to increase the amount it charges Amazon to… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s pricey Duo; Amazon’s clumsy podcast news; REI drops HQ

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. We finally got the price and date for Surface… Read More

Seattle business leaders ask city to reconsider tax after Amazon polls employees about relocation

The Downtown Seattle Association is asking the Seattle City Council to reconsider a new payroll tax following a news report… Read More

Brad Porter, longtime Amazon Robotics leader and distinguished engineer, reportedly resigns

Amazon’s longtime robotics leader Brad Porter has left the company, according to a report from Business Insider. Porter joined Amazon… Read More